How do dance makers in the Netherlands with roots in Indonesia and the former Dutch East Indies incorporate their (multi)cultural background?

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Every month, makers and context researchers share the development of their work here on this platform.

The first sharing of Tectonics

PERANAKAN CHINEES: kind van een ander land

‘(the Act of) Smell-ing’ (2025-26) #7

embodied heritage

*Citations for Decolonial Heritage Work*

Cheroney Pelupessy en Ciro Monoarfa Goudsmit - Part 2

Cheroney Pelupessy and Ciro Monoarfa Goudsmit discuss Indonesian dance language and how they incorporate it into their own dance language as part of their ongoing research.

Cheroney Pelupessy en Ciro Monoarfa Goudsmit - Part 1

Cheroney Pelupessy and Ciro Monoarfa Goudsmit discuss Indonesian dance language and how they incorporate it into their own dance language as part of their ongoing research

‘(the Act of) Smell-ing’ (2025-26) #6

Quest

changeMakers conversations: Cheroney en Lynn

Makers and panel members delve deeper into the creative process

Performance no. 2: Indische Kunstavond

Context research examining seminal performances of Indonesian-inspired dance

‘(the Act of) Smell-ing’ (2025-26) #5

Deshima

Applications

Reflectie over identiteit, beweging en verder kunnen gaan

Taal geven aan beweging, en beweging aan taal

We Gather Through Stories - Living Archive

Reflectie Mama’ku

The Booklist

a selection of readings, tapes and references that are shaping the development of Ciro's upcoming performance

changeMakers conversations: Lisette en Gwen

Makers and panel members delve deeper into the creative process